Just call me the ultimate April Fool. Why? Because this day is the one where I lose all my common sense and powers of deduction. I have to admit: I hate this day.

For example, a few years ago I was working in the marketing department of one Milwaukee firm, and as per my usual habit was browsing through the online local stories. I came across several on one site that just seemed too unbelievable (which should have been my first clue!) but I kept reading nonetheless!
One article talked about a new magazine devoted entirely to …read more

A meatloaf disguised as a frosted cake for dinner is a “prank” that has been around for a long time, though I just got around to trying it last year.

It really couldn’t be easier, and if you want to let them in on the joke kids would have a blast helping to put it together. Use your favorite meatloaf recipe and instead of putting it into a bread pan or casserole dish to bake, put it in two round cake pans. (If you want a fuller looking cake, you may want to double the recipe. You also probably won’t …read more

I’m not sure how this happened. I mean, I know how, I’m just not sure how it could have happened. We’ve been careful. Not counting-days-doing-that-silly-method careful, but honest-to-god-using-birth-control-pills careful. And there, it happened. I’ve become one of those girls I’d roll my eyes at. The ones who say, “But I was on the pill.” And I’d think, “Sure, whatever.” And now that’s me. I’ve become that 0.01 percent, that trace of the hormone-altered population that thought she followed the instructions, as she had for the past 20 years (save for that time when I was actually trying to become pregnant). …read more

Today is April Fools day (poisson d’Avril, it’s called here in Quebec) so I’d like to do something different today. This is an essay written by humorist Judy Gruen and comedian Mark Schiff. Judy agreed to let me post it here for your enjoyment.
Take Your Sense of Humor to Work Day
By Judy Gruen and Mark Schiff

To real connoisseurs of comedy, April Fool’s Day is almost as dangerous as drunk drivers on New Year’s Eve. On both days, the roads and offices are filled with amateurs. But since there is an April Fool’s Day — do you know where your …read more